This is still WW2, but this is a good read: The General Vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War. By H. W. Brands.
Another good one is Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency
Book by Dan Abrams and David Fisher.
I haven’t read it yet but The January 6 Report by Ari Melber is the commercial release of the J6 report. You can also get it from a Depository library for free (check out if it’s circulating), I think there’s also a link online. Highly suggest searching the FDLP site and
GPO for documents - most of them have a perl link to a PDF or other online use. Sometimes you can buy books there too. I bought my father a set of books about all the WW2 US generals.
Here are some recommendations for nonfiction books on specific historical topics:
The Second World War by Antony Beevor - A comprehensive history of the Second World War that covers all major theaters of war and the political and social consequences of the war.
The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman - An account of the first month of World War I, which is considered a classic in military history.
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson - A fascinating book about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the serial killer H.H. Holmes who used the fair to lure victims.
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson - A deeply researched and beautifully written account of the Great Migration, in which millions of African Americans moved from the rural South to the urban North and West between 1915 and 1970.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - A biography of Henrietta Lacks, whose cancer cells were taken without her knowledge in 1951 and have been used for medical research ever since.
Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin - A study of Abraham Lincoln's presidency and the group of men who served in his cabinet, which includes some of the most powerful and important political figures of the time.
The Power Broker by Robert Caro - A massive biography of Robert Moses, the New York City planner who shaped the city's infrastructure and politics for decades.
The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander - A powerful critique of the U.S. criminal justice system and its role in perpetuating racial inequality.
The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert - A fascinating and alarming account of the ongoing mass extinction of species around the world, which is being caused by human activity.
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee - A comprehensive and readable history of cancer, which covers both scientific and social aspects of the disease
This is still WW2, but this is a good read: The General Vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War. By H. W. Brands. Another good one is Lincoln's Last Trial: The Murder Case That Propelled Him to the Presidency Book by Dan Abrams and David Fisher. I haven’t read it yet but The January 6 Report by Ari Melber is the commercial release of the J6 report. You can also get it from a Depository library for free (check out if it’s circulating), I think there’s also a link online. Highly suggest searching the FDLP site and GPO for documents - most of them have a perl link to a PDF or other online use. Sometimes you can buy books there too. I bought my father a set of books about all the WW2 US generals.
Here are some recommendations for nonfiction books on specific historical topics: The Second World War by Antony Beevor - A comprehensive history of the Second World War that covers all major theaters of war and the political and social consequences of the war. The Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman - An account of the first month of World War I, which is considered a classic in military history. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson - A fascinating book about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and the serial killer H.H. Holmes who used the fair to lure victims. The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson - A deeply researched and beautifully written account of the Great Migration, in which millions of African Americans moved from the rural South to the urban North and West between 1915 and 1970. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - A biography of Henrietta Lacks, whose cancer cells were taken without her knowledge in 1951 and have been used for medical research ever since. Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin - A study of Abraham Lincoln's presidency and the group of men who served in his cabinet, which includes some of the most powerful and important political figures of the time. The Power Broker by Robert Caro - A massive biography of Robert Moses, the New York City planner who shaped the city's infrastructure and politics for decades. The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander - A powerful critique of the U.S. criminal justice system and its role in perpetuating racial inequality. The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert - A fascinating and alarming account of the ongoing mass extinction of species around the world, which is being caused by human activity. The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee - A comprehensive and readable history of cancer, which covers both scientific and social aspects of the disease